Why does everyone say I need an
Epson printer?
Important Information: Inkjet printers have different technology than most printers. The following is a simple explanation of a few inherent properties of Inkjet printers that will affect your Inkjet transfers.
There are two types of Inkjet printers:
- Piezo type printers- (i.e.: Epson© printers, etc.)
- Bubble Type printers-
- Canon BubbleJet © printers
- Hewlett Packard © printers
- Lexmark © printers
- Xerox © printers
Bubble type printers use water-soluble dye based inks that are difficult to make permanently washable. The Piezo type printers can use specialized inks as well as water-soluble dye based inks. When the Piezo type printer is paired with the specialized inks it can produce permanently washable transfers.
The commercial market will produce optimal transfers by using an inkjet transfer paper with a Piezo type printer that contains specialized inks made especially for transfers. |